On this new segment of the blog, Remove artists, collaborators, and friends tell us about five seminal records in their life. Whether the record changed the way they view music, inspired them, or directly influenced their music, they give us the inside scoop.
Debuting the segment is Kyle Edmonds of 208. 208's debut tape ENOUGH ENOUGH! is an explosive set of noisy, psychedelic punk tunes. It fuses all of the best aspects of the Detroit underground sound.
Here are Kyle's picks and reasonings for each choice:
African Rhythms by Randy Weston (1975)
the entirety of this lp is spontaneous and intense, it's an unstoppable stream of inspiration for me to explode with natural feeling though whatever I create.
More by Pink Floyd (1969)
"quicksilver" was my introduction to the idea of noise music being thematic. it seems an obvious concept, but this record made it click in my head that I could write music with entire scenes or movements in mind.
Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath (1970)
the themes of wickedness and evil in the music of black sabbath is one of the sole reasons i ever wanted to write music in the first place, the idea that songs could inflict fear into people delights me.
Water Buffalo by Tonstartsbandht (2008)
water buffalo and an when are records i crammed into my skull for weeks on end until i ended up hating them, and when i didn't want to hear them i still played them for myself again and again; i love them because the songs are simple, drenched in effects and slathered with gibberish, and that pushed me to realize i can create whatever the hell i want and put it out.
Tristeza by Oscar Peterson Trio (1970)
Tristeza by Oscar Peterson Trio (1970)
at the same time i started writing music by myself, i was having a visceral emotional reaction to the music i loved and frankly couldn't stand listening to most anything; so i gravitated toward stuff that contained chords and other bullshit i couldn't understand.
(p.s. this album cover inspired the artwork for "enough! enough!" )
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Stay on the lookout for more '5 Records From:', thank you very much to Kyle for kicking this badass series off with some killer records!